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maximum entropy inference

Scope: methodological

Papers: 5 | Mentions: 5

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Definition

Statistical inference procedure that selects flattest probability distributions compatible with constraints imposed by prior knowledge

Related Terms (2)

MaxEntMaxEnt inference

Publications (5)

DynaMETE: a hybrid MaxEnt-plus-mechanism theory of dynamic macroecology

2021Ecology Lettersframework

Maximum information entropy: a foundation for ecological theory

2014Trends in Ecology and Evolutioncentral

Taxon Categories and the Universal Species-Area Relationship

2013The American Naturalist,framework

Biodiversity scales from plots to biomes with a universal species-area curve

2009Ecology Lettersframework

On the spatial distribution and abundance of herbaceous plants in aspen and conifer forest understories: a test of neutral/statistical versus niche-based theories?

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